House of SpeakEasy’s flagship program, “Seriously Entertaining,” is an acclaimed series of literary cabarets where authors take the stage to riff and ruminate informally, dinner-theater-style, on the evening’s theme. Since our debut show in 2014, House of SpeakEasy has been proud to feature a diverse range of authors and performers, from Pulitzer Prize–winning journalists to acclaimed novelists and poets, as well as comedians, musicians, and emerging writers.

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The final show of the spring season has us doing anything but “Looking for the Exit” as these fantastic writers take our stage. Join us on June 4th to hear stories from Chloe Caldwell, author of Women, the cult classic novella that Cosmopolitan UK calls one of the “Best Erotic Novels of All Time;” Jay Ellis, NAACP Award-winning actor from HBO’s “Insecure” and author of the forthcoming memoir Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?; Garrett M. Graff, former Politico editor, director of the cyber initiative at the Aspen Institute, and author of When the Sea Came Alive; and Eric Klinenberg director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU, coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller Modern Romance, and author of, most recently, 2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed.

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Tuesday, June 4
Doors: 6 PM / Show: 7 PM

Joe’s Pub, The Public Theater

425 Lafayette St., NYC

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And don’t miss our future shows:

September 17

October 22

November 12

December 10